Nectocaecilia petersii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophiona

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Gymnophiona

Familia: Caeciliidae
Subfamilia: Typhlonectinae
Genus: Nectocaecilia
Species: Nectocaecilia petersii

Name

Nectocaecilia petersii (Boulenger, 1882)

Type locality: "Upper Amazon".

Holotype: BM 1946.9.5.68.

Synonyms

• Chthonerpeton petersii Boulenger, 1882
• Nectocaecilia petersii — Taylor, 1968

References

• Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Grad. Batr. Apoda Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 104.
• Taylor, 1968, Caecilians of the World: 268.
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Nectocaecilia petersii
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Nectocaecilia petersii. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Nectocaecilia petersii  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 13 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Upper Amazon Caecilian